AP Physics 1 – 2014 Semester 1 Final Exam Info.

The Real AP Exam in May…. Exam Format The AP Physics 1 Exam is approximately 3 hours in length. There are two sections: – Section I is 90 minutes in length and consists of 50 multiple-choice questions – accounting for 50 percent of the final score. – Section II is 90 minutes in length and consists of 5 free-response questions – accounting for 50 percent of the final score.

Formula Sheet and Calculator “New for 2014, students are permitted to use a calculator and a table of constants and formulas for both Part’s of the exam.”

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Your First Semester Exam… Divide everything you have just seen by approximately three… – You will have 1 hour to complete two parts. (No break in between… sorry) – Part 1 is 16 Multiple Choice Questions – Accounting for 50% of the exam grade – Part 2 is 2 Free Response Questions – Accounting for 50% of

Content Unit 0 – Math Review, Scientific Inquiry, Scientific Method Unit 1 – Kinematics Unit 2 – Dynamics Unit 3 – Circular Motion Unit 4 – Energy and Conservation of Energy Unit 5 – Momentum and Impulse

Review Resources MOODLE -> All Power Points Used, Youtube! Links, etc. Three Random Review Web Assign Homework's (not for a grade) Study Island lesson Content and Multiple Choice Questions Your Giancoli Text Book Ch. 1- 7

Scoring After the exam, Your grade will be compared to the grades of your classmates and from the results, a curved score will be tabulated. You will also get an AP Exam Score (1-5) that reflects how you performed. Note: I will have to use the old AP Physics B formula for Calculating this score, which can Serve as a predictor of how you Might do in MAY if you sustain your Efforts through next semester. These categories are recommendations for College Credit for a 100 level Algebra based Physics Course.